Magnavox MG3S, User Manual

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Most users will store VCR codes under the 

VCR 

button,

Cable codes under 

CABLE

, etc. If (for example) you

want to store a VCR code under 

CABLE

, first follow the

procedure for Direct Code Entry (previous page) and
press 

CABLE 

in step 2 of Direct Code Entry, then enter

ANY VCR code in step 3 of Direct Code Entry. Then
follow the steps above for Code Search (or Brand
Search, below). 

Note

:  If the device does not have a

CHANNEL UP

 button, use 

PLAY 

(VCR only) or

POWER 

instead. Code Search starts from the currently

stored 4 digit number under that mode.

Code Search, cont.

Code Search by Brand

Lets you search for a code for a specific Brand within
the Code Library for a particular manufacturer.

1. Turn on the device (TV, VCR, etc.) to be controlled.
2. Press and hold the 

CODE SEARCH

 button until the

red indicator remains on, then release 

CODE

SEARCH

 button.

3. Press and quickly release the desired mode button

(

TV

, 

VCR

, etc.). The red indicator blinks off once.

4. Press and release the numeric button (

0-9

)

corresponding to desired Manufacturer (see table on
code list sheet).  The red indicator blinks off once.
Note, pressing “0” performs a full library search same
as normal Code Search Method on previous page.

5. Press the 

CHANNEL UP

 button ((or 

POWER 

or

PLAY 

(VCR only)) repeatedly until the device to be

controlled changes channel. The red indicator blinks
off with each button press. If you accidentally
overshoot the code required, press the 

CHANNEL

DOWN

 button to backtrack through the library until

the device changes channel. Pressing 

CHANNEL

UP

 changes direction to forward again.

6. Press and release 

MUTE 

to install the code.

Brand Search Method entry is now complete.

Note

: When all codes under a Brand have been searched

the red indicator flashes rapidly for 3 seconds.

Direct Code Entry

1. Press and hold the 

CODE SEARCH

 button until the

red indicator stays on, then release the

 CODE

SEARCH

 button.

2. Press and release the desired mode button (

TV

,

VCR

, etc.). The red indicator blinks, then stays lit.

3. Enter the 4 digit code from the code tables (on

separate sheet). Note: after a valid code entry, the
red indicator turns off.  For an invalid code, the red
indicator flashes.

4. With your device on, press

 CHANNEL UP

. If the

device responds, no further programming is required.
Note: If some buttons do not operate your equipment,
try one of the other codes for your brand.

Write your codes down here for easy reference later.

Code Search

If your product does not respond after you have tried all
the codes for your brand, or if your brand is not listed,
try searching for your code by following these steps.

1. Manually turn on the device (

TV

, 

VCR

, etc.) to be

controlled.

2. Press and hold the 

CODE SEARCH

 button until the

red indicator stays on, then release the 

CODE

SEARCH 

button.

3. Press and quickly release the desired mode button

(

TV

, 

VCR

, etc.). The red indicator blinks off once.

4. Press the 

CHANNEL UP

 button repeatedly (up to

300 times) until the device to be controlled changes
channel. The red indicator blinks off with each
button press.  If you accidentally overshoot the
code required, press the 

CHANNEL DOWN 

button

to backtrack through the library until the device
changes channel. Pressing 

CHANNEL UP

 changes

direction to forward again.

5. Press and release 

MUTE 

to install the code.

Type

Type stored

Code

TV

TV

VCR

DVD

Cable